At noon, Lin Ze kept his promise and returned to the Serenitea Pot to make Cream Stew for everyone. They all enjoyed the meal, including, of course, Paimon, who had been craving it.
"Mmm, this is so good! Klee hasn't had anything this yummy since big sister Xiangling left."
Little Klee held her bowl and sighed. "The flatbread big brother Kaeya made this morning was as hard as a rock!"
"Hey, hey, little Klee, don't throw me under the bus."
Kaeya set down his empty bowl and defended himself awkwardly. "I followed the recipe Xiangling left, step by step. I didn't want it to turn out that hard either."
"Let's not try new recipes unless we have to. The potato pancakes we used to have were fine."
Rosaria spoke calmly from beside the table. "They also go well with my grilled fish."
"They're yummy with Klee's blasted fish too!"
Klee immediately perked up.
"Huh? Let's not. Ever since I came into the Serenitea Pot, I've had more than enough fish."
Venti sighed. "Master Diluc, the dandelions outside are ready to pick. Would you consider brewing some Dandelion Wine? Everyone misses that wonderful flavor."
"Tone-deaf bard, you're the one who wants a drink."
Paimon narrowed her eyes and stared at Venti with her arms crossed.
"Ehe~"
Venti tilted his head, hoping to get away with it by looking cute.
"What do you mean, 'ehe'?!"
"Stop changing the subject with noises like that!"
Paimon was utterly speechless at Venti's complete lack of diligence and his constant attempts to wheedle drinks out of people.
"Don't say that, little Paimon. I used the wind to scatter seeds over the fields, you know. That hardly counts as slacking off, right?"
"You mean the four plots by the door? Wouldn't sowing them without wind have been